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Common collocations with prison in American Collocation

prison noun

US/ˈprɪz(ə)n/

leave prison

be discharged from
be let out of
be released from
come out of
get out of
leave

Our aim must be wherever possible that those leaving prison have a job on release.

avoid prison

avoid
escape

Some footballers have escaped prison simply because they were high-profile professional sportsmen.

run a prison

operate

go to prison

enter
go to

Key recommendations include early interventions to prevent young people with a mental illness entering prison.

send someone to prison

put someone in
send someone to
throw someone in
throw someone into

More women are sent to prison for shoplifting than anything else.

escape from prison

break out of
escape from

Marsh’s wife helps the criminal duo to escape from prison.